Deep phenotyping of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived atrial and ventricular cardiomyocytes

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Beitragende

  • Lukas Cyganek - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK) (Autor:in)
  • Malte Tiburcy - , Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK), Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Karolina Sekeres - , Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Kathleen Gerstenberg - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Hanibal Bohnenberger - , Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Christof Lenz - , Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie (Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut) (Autor:in)
  • Sarah Henze - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Michael Stauske - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK) (Autor:in)
  • Gabriela Salinas - , Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Wolfram Hubertus Zimmermann - , Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK), Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Gerd Hasenfuss - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK) (Autor:in)
  • Kaomei Guan - , Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK), Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

Generation of homogeneous populations of subtype-specific cardiomyocytes (CMs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and their comprehensive phenotyping is crucial for a better understanding of the subtype-related disease mechanisms and as tools for the development of chamber-specific drugs. The goals of this study were to apply a simple and efficient method for differentiation of iPSCs into defined functional CM subtypes in feeder-free conditions and to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the molecular, cell biological, and functional properties of atrial and ventricular iPSC-CMs on both the single-cell and engineered heart muscle (EHM) level. By a stage-specific activation of retinoic acid signaling in monolayer-based and well-defined culture, we showed that cardiac progenitors can be directed towards a highly homogeneous population of atrial CMs. By combining the transcriptome and proteome profiling of the iPSC-CM subtypes with functional characterizations via optical action potential and calcium imaging, and with contractile analyses in EHM, we demonstrated that atrial and ventricular iPSC-CMs and -EHM highly correspond to the atrial and ventricular heart muscle, respectively. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the molecular and functional identities characteristic of atrial and ventricular iPSC-CMs and -EHM and supports their suitability in disease modeling and chamber-specific drug screening.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
FachzeitschriftJCI insight
Jahrgang3
Ausgabenummer12
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 21 Juni 2018
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 29925689

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • Expression profiling, iPS cells, Muscle Biology, Proteomics, Stem cells